And flit amongst the trees,
I'd flit and fly and dive and swoop
And live a life of ease.
I'd sit upon your window sill
And sing a cheery song,
And when at night you go to bed
I too would go along.
Who wants to be a little bird
And flit amongst the trees?
With you, my dear, so near at hand
Who wants a life of ease?
Comments: I do hope that "my dear" was my mother!
Thorne Smith was an American author best known for the three "Topper" books. In his Wikipedia entry, "The Stray Lamb" (1929) is described thusly: Mild-mannered investment banker, cuckold, and dipsomaniac T. Lawrence Lamb gains perspective on the human condition during a series of mysterious transformations into various animal forms. ... This novel is included with "Turnabout" and "Rain in the Doorway" in "The Thorne Smith 3-Decker" (Sun Dial Press, 1933).
